Thunder and lightning, along with the Flaming Emperor's Flying Fire, transformed into bolts of electricity and flames, plummeting towards the ground.
Then…
Rumble, rumble!
Two massive roars echoed as the thunder and fire struck the earth, instantly shattering the ground.
Following that…
A continuous barrage of booming roars shook the sky, vibrating the very eardrums of those who heard it, deafening them.
Terrifying pillars of lightning continuously erupted from the ground, advancing along the street. Centered around the Rhine Company building, they enveloped the surrounding area.
The next instant, countless celestial fires rained down from the heavens, smashing downwards.
Like meteors descending from the sky, they relentlessly struck the mortal realm.
The crystalline beings did not evade. Their absolute loyalty rendered them incapable of independent judgment. By the time the Rhine Company's central control issued a signal, it was already too late to dodge.
As the celestial fires fell, the mutated crystalline beings below had their bodies repeatedly shattered, and soon, dismembered limbs littered the ground.
Bai Ye looked up at the building ahead, then clenched his hand again. The golden halberd of the Sea-Splitting Dragon reappeared in Bai Ye's grasp.
"Sea Break!"
Bai Ye swung his halberd forward. The moisture in the air was instantly drawn out, rapidly condensing before being cleaved horizontally.
Rumble!
As the halberd swept across, a thin line appeared on the building ahead.
The world seemed to turn black and white, as if split in two, utterly bisected.
Then…
Rumble!
A second deafening roar sounded. The towering building was cleaved in half by Bai Ye's halberd. The upper section tilted and began to topple downwards.
Bai Ye nodded in satisfaction. This level of destruction should be sufficient. All that remained was for Allen to finish the job.
But at this moment…
Behind Bai Ye, a cold glint flashed.
It descended from the night sky, piercing through the clouds, transforming into a silver streak of light that plunged towards Bai Ye.
The attack was sudden and incredibly swift.
Bai Ye had no chance to react, and then…
Crash!
The silver light struck Bai Ye's back. The feather wings on Bai Ye's back were instantly pulverized by the silver light, half of a wing destroyed.
Bai Ye snapped back to attention, turning in mid-air to face the clouds.
"Situ Chicheng!"
Bai Ye roared, his body transforming into lightning as he shot upwards.
With a boom, lightning crackled in the air, shattering the clouds directly.
Bai Ye reached the sky above the broken clouds. The damaged feather wings on his back made a "kaka" sound as they rapidly regenerated.
Looking ahead, it was indeed Situ Chicheng, standing on a golden flying sword, facing Bai Ye.
However, Situ Chicheng still showed no intention of engaging. Seeing Bai Ye surge into the sky, he directly stepped on his flying sword and departed, not intending to prolong the confrontation.
Situ Chicheng's sudden attack was because it presented a prime opportunity to kill Bai Ye, perfect for a surprise attack to retrieve the Life Crystal.
Situ Chicheng's desire to leave now stemmed from the fact that his sneak attack had failed, and in a head-on confrontation, he was no match for Bai Ye. He could not kill Bai Ye, let alone retrieve the Life Crystal.
"Did I agree to let you go?"
Bai Ye grunted, his body once again transforming into lightning as he moved forward, instantly blocking Situ Chicheng's path.
Situ Chicheng sighed helplessly and could only draw circles in the air. Dense illusory swords then appeared before him, shooting towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye was unfazed. The sound of electricity crackled around him as thousands of currents surged from his body, sweeping forward and weaving into a massive lightning net.
The incoming illusory swords collided with the lightning net, were continuously shattered, and vanished into nothingness.
Bai Ye raised his hand, and the surrounding arcs of electricity converged, forming a colossal pillar of lightning that blasted forward.
Situ Chicheng's pupils contracted. He immediately formed hand seals.
"Heavenly Profound Center, Qiankun Mirror Technique!"
Situ Chicheng roared, golden light erupting from his body as he thrust a palm forward.
The golden light transformed into a massive golden mirror, blocking in front of Situ Chicheng, and then…
Rumble!
The lightning collided with the golden mirror, producing a thunderous roar.
In the sky, terrifying shockwaves pushed outwards in all directions, shattering the surrounding clouds.
Then…
Crack!
A cracking sound emanated from Situ Chicheng's golden mirror. A fissure appeared, and finally…
With a whoosh, the golden mirror shattered into pieces. The lightning continued forward, striking Situ Chicheng's body.
Bang!
Situ Chicheng's body was sent flying backward, crashing into the outer wall of a building, shattering a section of its facade.
Half-kneeling at the edge of the wall, blood trickled from the corner of Situ Chicheng's mouth!
Lightning surged from Bai Ye's body again, intending to press his advantage, but at this moment…
Rumble!
A deafening roar, followed by a beam of energy rising from below.
Without looking back, Bai Ye swept his light sword horizontally!
The light sword blazed with radiance, energy gathering. Accompanying Bai Ye's slash, a dark energy wave was cleaved sideways.
The energy wave collided with the energy beam, resulting in a thunderous explosion.
However, this time, Bai Ye was unable to halt the energy beam's advance!
Bai Ye looked with surprise at the energy beam continuing to fly towards him, his expression turning grim. He quickly understood what was happening.
The Gun Queen!
Bai Lu!
This shot was not fired by Rhine Company, but by Bai Lu using the Annihilator Cannon, enhanced by Bai Lu's abilities.
Seeing the energy beam approaching, large swathes of electricity reappeared on Bai Ye's body.
Rumble!
At that very instant…
Bai Ye was engulfed by the energy beam.
But upon closer inspection, it was evident that the energy beam did not directly strike Bai Ye, but was instead blocked by the arcs of electricity emanating from Bai Ye's body.
White energy continuously shattered and exploded, countless white light particles scattering in the air.
Like a shower of white fireworks.
Moments later…
The energy beam's power was completely depleted. Bai Ye reappeared and looked towards the building.
Within the shattered wall, it was now empty. Situ Chicheng had vanished!
"Fast runner!" Bai Ye snorted coldly, then murmured, "Gods' Disciples, what do these guys truly represent?"
Bai Ye pondered for a moment, then was jolted by the shouts of battle from below.
The androids had already crossed the street and were advancing towards them.
Bai Ye reined in his scattered thoughts.
Regardless of what the Gods' Disciples were, he would uncover the truth of the World Battlefield.
As for the present…
What needed to be done was…
To end this war!
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